Buttercup Lagoon

Lauren's Piano Cake

My friend, Lauren, celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She asked me about a month ago to recommend some cake sites so she could find a cake that she liked. I pointed her to Pink Cake Box because they make some of the greatest cakes. She liked this one, flat instead of topsy turvy.

Here's my version.

{Lauren's a BIG Elvis fan!}

Happy Veteran's Day

To all of the men and women, old and young,
who have served our country and to the ones still serving our country...
THANK YOU!

{My nephew, Ian, at 3 months old}
He's "wrapped in freedom" because of our Veterans.

Book + Shelves= Home Library

Books are wonderful! Books feed your imagination. They can open your eyes to so many things, things you never even knew existed. They can take you to places you've never been before, places you'll probably never go. Books can transport you back in time and give you new adventures everyday.

There is nothing as wonderful as a shelf full of books. That's what makes the library such a wonderful place...row after row of books. What more could you ask for?

How about your own personal library? How wonderful to have so many books, so many stories at your fingertips. In an instant you can reach up, pick a book and begin a new adventure. Oh, yes! There's nothing quite as wonderful as a shelf full of books, especially when those books make up your personal home library!

Recycled Crafts

And My Most Favorite...

My Favorite Things

Beauty

Find beauty in the little things.
It's there...you just have to look for it.

Mom's Birthday Cake

My Mom's birthday was the weekend before Halloween, but we celebrated at church on Halloween night. We already had a gathering planned, so we did it all together.

Friday night I asked Mom what her favorite color was. {{Pink}} I didn't know this. Does that make me a bad daughter?!?

I used this tutorial to make the flower. I love it!

Oh, and I don't have a picture of Mom with the cake because she's very impatient. She was ready to get the cake cut and distributed lest the ghosts and goblins got too restless! At least I got the cake.

Color Everywhere

{My MawMaw gave all of her grandkids one of these for Christmas when we were younger. I have yet to find a box of 72 crayons to fill it. They have boxes of 8, 16, 24, 48, 64, 96 & 120...but no 72. Why not? It makes no sense!}

I love color! Color is everywhere.
When people ask me what my favorite color is, I usually respond,
"Every color of the rainbow!"

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{Post-it notes}

I love these things.
They are so colorful (and pretty).

{Sharpies!!!}

Colorful Sharpies are a favorite!

White Collar

To solve the hardest crimes, hire the smartest criminal.

{Neal Caffrey, the criminal}

{Peter Burke, the FBI agent}
I've got a new favorite show. Well, I suppose it's a little early to say since there's only been one episode. It is a USA original series, though, and 3 of my other favorite shows are USA original series {Burn Notice, Royal Pains & Monk}. This new one was quite entertaining. I look forward to many more great episodes. It plays on USA Fridays 10/9C. Check it out!

Image Credits

Kindergarten

My thought for the day: I wish work was like kindergarten.....naptime anyone?

{I got this wooden car from a classmate of mine in kindergarten, Karla Brudi. Her dad made everyone in our class one for Christmas. It's amazing how you can hold on to something for so long.}

Shawn's Fish Cake

Shawn celebrated his birthday in September.
A group of us went to Cracker Barrel to celebrate.
{He loves that place; so do I}.

I saw this cake and decided to try to make one like it.
It didn't come out exacly the same, but everyone thought it was cute.

I like round cakes.
I especially like round cakes that have not so smooth icing.

Who am I kidding?
I just love cake!

{Me & the Birthday Boy}

Zebra Cake

My friend, Lauren, and I made this cake for her Mom, Debby.
Debby loves zebra print, and red is her favorite color.

This was put together really quickly, so of course it didn't come out exactly how I wanted. I think it's cute, though. Next time we'll make it look more like a zebra. Debby liked it, though, & it tasted delicious, so I guess it was perfect!